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Factor One Source Pharmacy to Pay $515,000 to Settle EEOC Disability and Genetic Information Discrimination Suit

Federal Agency Charged Pharmacy Pressured Employees and Applicants to Fill Expensive Hemophilia Prescriptions with the CompanyDENVER – Factor One Source Pharmacy, LLC, a pharmacy providing specialized pharmacy services to patients requiring complex medications, will pay $515,000 and provide other equitable […]

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EEOC Appoints Sivaram Ghorakavi as Deputy Chief Information Officer and Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer

WASHINGTON — Sivaram Ghorakavi has been appointed as the new Deputy Chief Information Officer for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), effective today. The position is a key Senior Executive Service (SES) managerial position at the agency. Mr. Ghorakavi […]

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Res-Care / Equus to Pay $125,000 in EEOC High-Risk Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination Case

Settles Federal Charges Workforce Services Provider in Southern New Mexico Failed to Grant Medical Leave and Fired EmployeeSOCORRO, N.M. – Res-Care and Equus Workforce Solutions (jointly referred to as Res-Care/Equus), nationwide job assistance companies doing business in New Mexico, will […]

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Honolulu Restaurant and HR Company to Pay $115,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Federal Agency Charged That Square Barrels Restaurant Co-Owner Sexually Harassed Gay EmployeesHONOLULU, Hawaii – Aged Artisans LLC and Surfeit Group LLC, doing business as Square Barrels, a former Honolulu-based restaurant, and their outsourced human resources company, ALTRES, Inc., doing business […]

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EEOC Sues PepsiCo for Failing to Accommodate and Firing a Blind Employee

Federal Agency Charges Beverage Company Refused to Update Software or Offer an Alternative AccommodationGREENSBORO, N.C. – PepsiCo Beverage Sales, LLC violated federal law when it failed to provide a reasonable accommodation to and fired a blind employee in its North […]

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Pacific Culinary and CB Foods to Pay $245,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

Federal Agency Charges Asian Food Companies Failed to Prevent Sexual Harassment of EmployeesLOS ANGELES – California-based Asian food companies Pacific Culinary Group, Inc. and CB Foods, Inc. will pay $245,000 and furnish injunctive relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment […]

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Subway Franchises Agree to Pay $25,000 to Settle EEOC Race and Color Discrimination Suit

Federal Agency Charges Sandwich Shops Fostered Hostile Work Environment and Failed to Hire Black EmployeesFAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Subway franchises Bilal & Aaya Subway, Inc., H & F Subway Inc. and L & H Subway, Inc. (Subway) will pay $25,000 and […]

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EEOC Sues 15 Employers for Failing to File Required Workforce Demographic Reports

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed suit against 15 employers in 10 states this week, alleging the companies failed to comply with mandatory federal reporting requirements. The EEOC sued 15 employers for repeatedly failing to submit […]

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Washington State Department of Transportation Settles Disability Discrimination Complaint Filed With EEOC

Federal Agency Investigation Found That Former Employee Was Fired for Disclosing Disability and Potential Need for AccommodationSEATTLE – The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has agreed to pay $57,577 in compensatory damages and back pay and provide other injunctive […]

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Columbia River Healthcare to Settle EEOC Harassment Charge

Federal Investigation Found Gender Non-Conforming Supervisor Was Subjected to Intentional Misgendering by Management and StaffSEATTLE – Columbia River Healthcare Inc., a nursing facility in Vancouver, Washington, that operates under the name The Oaks at Timberline, has agreed to provide monetary […]

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